Electoral district of Tamworth
Tamworth New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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![]() Location in New South Wales | |
State | New South Wales |
Dates current | 1880–1920 1927–present |
MP | Kevin Anderson |
Party | National Party |
Electors | 56,751 (2019) |
Area | 21,719.78 km2 (8,386.1 sq mi) |
Tamworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by the Honourable Kevin Anderson MP of the National Party. In 2019 Anderson was sworn in as the Minister for Better Regulation & Innovation, with additional responsibility for Thoroughbred, Greyhound and Harness Racing codes in New South Wales.
Tamworth covers the entirety of Tamworth Regional Council, Gunnedah Shire, Walcha Shire and a small part of Liverpool Plains Shire around Werris Creek.[1]
History[]
Tamworth was created in 1880 and it elected two members between 1891 and 1894. In 1894, with the abolition of multi-member electorates, new electorates were established such as Quirindi, Bingara and Uralla-Walcha, and Tamworth became a single-member electorate. Proportional representation was introduced in 1920 and Tamworth, along with Gwydir, was absorbed into Namoi. In 1927 single-member electorates were re-established, including Tamworth.
Members for Tamworth[]
First incarnation 1880–1920[]
Two members (1880–1894) | |||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
Robert Levien [2] | None | 1880–1887 | Sydney Burdekin [3] | None | 1880–1882 | ||
John Gill [4] | None | 1882–1885 | |||||
Michael Burke [5] | None | 1885–1887 | |||||
Protectionist | 1887–1894 | William Dowel [6] | Protectionist | 1887–1894 |
Single-member (1894–1920) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
George Dibbs [7] | Protectionist | 1894–1895 | |
Albert Piddington [8] | Free Trade | 1895–1898 | |
William Sawers [9] | Protectionist | 1898–1901 | |
Raymond Walsh [10] | Independent | 1901–1903 | |
Progressive | 1903–1903 | ||
John Garland [11] | Liberal Reform | 1903–1904 | |
Robert Levien [2] | Progressive | 1904–1907 | |
Former Progressive | 1907–1910 | ||
Independent Liberal | 1910–1913 | ||
Frank Chaffey [12] | Liberal Reform | 1913–1917 | |
Nationalist | 1917–1920 |
Second incarnation 1927–present[]
Single-member (1927—present) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Frank Chaffey [12] | Nationalist | 1927–1932 | |
United Australia | 1932–1940 | ||
Bill Chaffey [13] | United Australia | 1940–1941 | |
Independent | 1941–1947 | ||
Country | 1947–1972 | ||
Independent | 1972–1973 | ||
Noel Park [14] | National | 1973–1991 | |
Tony Windsor [15] | Independent | 1991–2001 | |
John Cull [16] | National | 2001–2003 | |
Peter Draper [17] | Independent | 2003–2011 | |
Kevin Anderson [18] | National | 2011–present |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Kevin Anderson | 27,855 | 55.07 | +0.00 | |
Independent | Mark Rodda | 8,283 | 16.38 | +16.38 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Jeff Bacon | 8,180 | 16.17 | +16.17 | |
Labor | Steve Mears | 4,133 | 8.17 | +2.40 | |
Greens | Robin Gunning | 1,367 | 2.70 | +0.57 | |
Animal Justice | Emma Hall | 760 | 1.50 | +1.50 | |
Total formal votes | 50,578 | 97.80 | +0.11 | ||
Informal votes | 1,136 | 2.20 | −0.11 | ||
Turnout | 51,714 | 91.12 | −1.07 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Kevin Anderson | 32,700 | 79.47 | +0.53 | |
Labor | Steve Mears | 8,448 | 20.53 | −0.53 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
National | Kevin Anderson | 30,522 | 71.11 | +11.07 | |
Independent | Mark Rodda | 12,403 | 28.89 | −11.07 | |
National hold | Swing | +11.07 |
References[]
- ^ "Electoral Commission of New South Wales". Electoral Commission of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Mr Robert Henry Levien (1849–1938)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Sydney Burdekin (1839-1899)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Gill (1823-1889)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Michael Burke (2) (1865–1937)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon William Springthorpe Dowel (1837-1905)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Sir George Richard Dibbs (1834–1904)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Albert Bathurst Piddington (1862-1945)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Bowie Stewart Campbell Sawers (1844-1916)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Raymond Joseph Walsh (1862-1930)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Garland (1862-1921)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b "The Hon. Captain Frank Augustus Chaffey (1888–1940)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Major William Adolphus Chaffey (1915-1987)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Noel) Ernest Noel Park, DSO, ED (1920-1994)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Antony Harold Curties Windsor (1950– )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "John Douglas Cull (1951- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Peter Ross Draper (1958- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Kevin John Anderson, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Tamworth: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Tamworth: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- Electoral districts of New South Wales
- 1880 establishments in Australia
- Constituencies established in 1880
- 1920 disestablishments in Australia
- Constituencies disestablished in 1920
- 1927 establishments in Australia
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